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ArticleCoDAS2026

Linguistic-cognitive intervention in a case of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Beatriz Andrade de Souza, Maria Isabel D'Ávila Freitas

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Article in CoDAS, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Beatriz Andrade de SouzaUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC - Florianópolis (SC), Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2483-3029
Maria Isabel D'Ávila FreitasDepartamento de Fonoaudiologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC - Florianópolis (SC), Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6170-7390

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease (EOAD) is an atypical variant of dementia that usually presents with impairments in language, visuospatial abilities, executive functions, or complex motor skills, with an early onset before the age of 65. This case study investigates the effect of a weekly language-cognitive intervention program in a patient with EOAD, diagnosed at the age of 58. The following protocols were applied for assessment before, during, and after the intervention: the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination - Revised (ACE-R), the Arizona Battery for Communication Disorders of Dementia (ABCD), and the Boston Naming Test (BNT). This case study demonstrated that the language-cognitive intervention had a beneficial effect in maintaining linguistic expression abilities, despite the expected progression of a neurodegenerative disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseLanguage TherapyAge of OnsetHumansMiddle AgedNeuropsychological Tests

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PMID42233874
PMCPMC13288443

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